Portsmouth 0-0 Arsenal
Arsenal missed the chance to reclaim top spot after drawing with Portsmouth. In a game of few clear chances, Arsenal came closest to scoring in the first half through Tomas Rosicky but his dipping shot was saved by David James. Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia had a quieter time of it, though he got down quickly [...]
Derby 1-2 Liverpool
Steven Gerrard’s last-gasp goal spared Liverpool’s blushes at lowly Derby. Fernando Torres’ superb goal had given Liverpool an early lead as the Spaniard scored after beating two defenders. But Liverpool failed to take a number of chances and Jay McEveley sent an angled shot past Jose Reina to equalise midway through the second half. Gerrard [...]
Chelsea 4-4 Aston Villa
Gareth Barry’s late penalty earned Villa a draw in an incredible game. Shaun Maloney volleyed Villa ahead and Petr Cech’s gaffe gifted him a second but Zat Knight saw red and Andriy Shevchenko netted from the spot. Shevchenko spanked Chelsea level and Alex crashed in a third but Martin Laursen equalised before Ricardo Carvalho saw [...]
Birmingham 3-0 Middlesbrough
Alex McLeish secured his first home win as Birmingham boss as the Blues saw off an ineffective Boro at St Andrews. They went ahead when Stewart Downing sliced Gary McSheffrey’s free-kick into his own net inside the six-yard box. On the stroke of half-time, Mikael Forssell made it two when he prodded in a corner [...]
Blackburn 0-1 Chelsea
Joe Cole produced a rasping finish in the 21st minute to hand Chelsea a hard-earned victory over Blackburn. David Bentley hit the woodwork with the game goalless before Steven Reid’s shot was tipped onto the crossbar by Petr Cech as the hosts looked to draw level. But Chelsea almost doubled their lead when Frank Lampard’s [...]
Man Utd 2-1 Everton
Cristiano Ronaldo’s penalty two minutes from time earned Manchester United a narrow win that saw them close the gap on league leaders Arsenal to a point. It was a cruel finish for Everton, who had battled well before Steven Pienaar felled Ryan Giggs late on, allowing Ronaldo to convert from the spot. The Portuguese had [...]
Aston Villa 1-1 Man City
Aston Villa and Manchester City fought out a dull stalemate. Rolando Bianchi gave City the lead from Martin Petrov’s cross after 11 minutes, but John Carew’s deflected shot put Villa level three minutes later. Villa took control, with City keeper Joe Hart turning Carew’s shot on to the post and Elano clearing Gabriel Agbonlahor’s effort [...]
Bolton 3-0 Birmingham
Bolton made it three home Premier League wins in a row courtesy of El-Hadji Diouf’s second-half goal and a late brace from Nicolas Anelka. Bolton edged a tight first half, with Ivan Campo and Anelka testing Blues keeper Maik Taylor in the early stages. Kevin Nolan had a goal ruled out for offside before Diouf [...]
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